Wildfire Risk Tech: KatRisk launched next-generation wildfire risk capabilities that pair physics-based fire behavior science with catastrophe modeling, aiming to move insurers beyond static hazard maps as conditions grow more extreme. Clean Energy Fight: Rhode Island’s top officials blasted the Trump administration’s offshore wind pullback, arguing it steers money toward oil and gas instead of clean power. Grid & Costs: Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says federal orders keeping Midwestern coal plants running will cost ratepayers $117 million, raising questions about reliability versus higher bills. Renewables Buildout: Heelstone began construction on three Illinois solar projects totaling 86 MW, with commercial operation expected by end of 2026. Jobs & Industry: Texas reported a June jobs gain of 43,400, leading the nation, while a new report says U.S. manufacturing hit a record $2.91T in 2024 but faces a looming 3.8M-worker gap. Counter-Drone Upgrade: The Marines are adding an automated weapon station to L-MADIS to expand expeditionary drone defense with a low-cost kinetic option alongside electronic warfare. Air Quality & Health: Canada wildfire smoke continues to drive hazardous air conditions and public health warnings across parts of the U.S. Climate-Linked Disaster: Afghanistan’s Nuristan floods killed at least 23 and injured dozens, underscoring climate-driven disaster risk amid weak governance.